Science Podcasts

We uncover the history of the greatest inventors who ever lived.

Young people are drinking less or not starting to drink alcohol at all, a new study finds...

Why does time slow down during accidents? Is table salt bad for us? Plus, a lumpy Earth!

Join Space Boffins for a podcast special recorded at the European Space Agency’s ESTEC facility.

How gut bacteria alter diabetes risk, and how the microbiome can manipulate your mood...

The Naked Scientists tackle the questions you've been sending in!

NASA turns 60 this year! So looking to the future, what does the organisation hope to achieve in the next 60 years?

How did life begin? How do you explain the big bang? Why do people think the moon landing was faked?

Scientists have successfully eliminated a group of mosquitoes in the lab, by editing their genes...

What's in the products so many of us put on our skin, and why do we care about our appearance?

Are we better off being barefoot?

Is the Y chromosome a mutated X chromosome? Does a blood transfusion change your DNA?

Researchers from Yale have developed something called “Omniskin” - a sheet of material that can animate everyday...

Recognising the Centenary of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, we put influenza under the microscope...

What makes Blu-Tack so sticky?

Scientists have developed a conductive and magnetic material by linking a metal with rings of carbon and nitrogen,...

How does one of closest relatives share?

How do we know the earth is round? Why do some people make noises during sex?

What exactly is Earth's magnetic field, and how does it work?

Can we terraform the Moon so it's habitable to humans long-term?

Does Mars have layers like Earth? Is shisha dangerous?

Mistakes can haunt us - but do they help us learn?

The Naked Scientists tackle the medical musings and chemical queries you've been sending in.

Did spy satellites help prevent World War 3? You decide…